The presidential candidate of the (NPP) for the 2024 general election, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, continues to explain the reasons behind his party's disappointing performance in the election.
Speaking in Takoradi at the start of a nationwide 'Thank You Tour', Dr Bawumia, who served as Vice President under former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, asserted that one of the reasons the NPP lost the election was the controversy surrounding the National Cathedral project.
He mentioned that Ghanaians were very angry that, despite the millions of dollars pumped into the project, the Akufo-Addo government was unable to complete it. "The National Cathedral, we were not able to complete it after $58 million was sunk into it, and that caused a lot of anger among the public," he is quoted as saying in a report by citinewsroom.com.
The Vice President also noted that the public was unhappy about the increase in fuel prices just three days before the election. "Also, three days before the election, the price of fuel went up.
